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Board hires Illinois Association of School Boards for superintendent search; approves $14,900 package

5826613 · August 6, 2025
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Summary

Board approved IASB professional services agreement to begin superintendent search work, including focus groups and an online survey; consultants plan immediate start and proposed initial three in-district focus days.

The Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education on Aug. 5 voted to hire the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) to conduct the district’s superintendent search, approving a professional services agreement and menu of services for $14,900.

The contract passed on a 6-0 roll call with one member absent after discussion of the scope and timing of community engagement. Carmen Ayala, representing IASB, introduced herself and outlined the firm’s approach, saying her team’s work ranges from large-unit districts to smaller systems and…

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